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Isabel M Gann Cowperthwait 1923 - 1998

Isabel M (Gann) Cowperthwait of Deer Park, Harris County, TX was born on December 18, 1923, and died at age 74 years old in March 1998. Isabel Cowperthwait was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section K1 Site 408 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Isabel M (Gann) Cowperthwait
Deer Park, Harris County, TX 77536
December 18, 1923
March 1998
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  • 12/18
    1923

    Birthday

    December 18, 1923
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    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: PHM3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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    1998

    Death

    March 1998
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    Unknown
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    Death location
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    Houston National Cemetery Section K1 Site 408 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1923, in the year that Isabel M Gann Cowperthwait was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1943, Isabel was 20 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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